Dumb Question. Feeling A Little Stupid Right About Now!!

Ok, so I found out about a local cake competition and was thinking about entering. I looked up the rules online and it says "no foreign techniques". What exactly does that mean? I want to follow the rules. Thanks for your help!!

The Great American Cake Show lists:Special Techniques: Cakes entered in this category should highlight one or more special techniques. Examples wouldbe needlework, cocoa or food color painting, bas relief, appliqué, crimping, lace points, collars, bridge/extension work,gum paste dolls, etc. Typical mediums include rolled fondant, royal icing, gum paste, pastillage, pulled/blown sugar,and marzipan. Note that some special techniques may be incorporated in other categories as well.International/Special Techniques: In addition to the Special Techniques listed above, cakes identifiable as followinga particular foreign style such as Lambeth, Nirvana, South African, Australian, etc. should be classified here.

That's a silly rule because here in the US almost everything is foreign. And why they wouldn't let Lambeth is absurd because to us, as the previous poster said fondant is foreign and newer than Lambeth.

I contacted them before, and they do reply fairly quickly. I contacted about prizes and they said ribbons and "maybe" trophies but they weren't sure on the trophy part yet.

The rules are so different for every show, it's going to depend upon which show you are entering--the rules vary a HUGE amount. I had the same question when I first entered a competition. And then researching other ones--they all define things differently (sometimes they have it spelled out in the rules, and sometimes you need to ask for more information.)

The rules are so different for every show, it's going to depend upon which show you are entering--the rules vary a HUGE amount. I had the same question when I first entered a competition. And then researching other ones--they all define things differently (sometimes they have it spelled out in the rules, and sometimes you need to ask for more information.)

This is a local festival that has just decided to have a cake contest. It's their first. I relaly don't think they know what they are doing. As prt stated some of those things are Lambeth method.